Making sheetmetal panels can be so daunting, but thanks to guys like Karl at Make It Kustom we can all be inspired and learn how to do this kind of fabrication ourselves. In this video Karl is going over building a “rolled quarter panel” for an old Chevy van but the same process can be used for other quarter panels and rocker panels. He uses his English wheel, his brake and some hand tools to make this giant rolled quarter/rocker. One thing I love about Karl is that he walks us through the entire process, including stuff that he might not do right the first time, or things that might save us time. This guy clearly knows what he is doing, and it’s fun to see his process.
In this video you’ll get to see the panel being made, how quickly it actually starts to take shape, and then how nice it matches the stock profile. In Part 2 we’ll see it going into its new home.
Here is the video description:
On this episode of Make It Kustom we show you all about forming a rolled quarter panel with the English wheel using a rubber band on our upper anvil. This is part one of the boogie van rust repair project.
